What Nick Saban said about possibility of hiring Hugh Freeze

It remains possible that Alabama could hire Hugh Freeze in some capacity.

Nick Saban, though, didn't want to say much about that during a brief meeting with the media Wednesday afternoon in Mobile.

"I don't really have a comment on that right now," Saban said. "I think Hugh Freeze is a really good coach, so we'll keep evaluating and trying to make our staff as strong as we can make it."

Freeze was in Tuscaloosa recently and met with Saban, per a source, though it's unclear what they discussed.

The former Ole Miss coach has been out of football since resigning in July after, according to reports, a school investigation uncovered calls from Freeze to a number associated with a female escort service.

Freeze will be suspended for two conference games if he's hired as a head coach between now and Nov. 30 as part of penalties the NCAA handed down upon Ole Miss in December. However, Freeze won't have any restrictions and won't have to serve any suspension if he's hired for a role other than head coach.

Matt Zenitz is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mzenitz.